Description: ARTIST CINDY GIBBS DELIVERS A OUTSTANDING PORTRAIT OF THE LEGENDARY JOE HRUDKA FOUNDER OF MR. GASKET CO AND DRAG RACER. HE CHANGED THE PERFORMANCE AND RACING INDUSTRY, THE RACER WAS HIS PASSION. IF YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW! AUTOGRAPHED BY JOE HRUDKA, SIGNED BY ARTIST CINDY GIBBS & EACH ONE NUMBERED. NUMBERS 6 THRU 25 LEFT. LIMITED SERIES - NUMBERED 6 THRU 25AUTOGRAPHED BY JOE HRUDKA (SOMETHING JOE NEVER DID) RARE RARE RARE! YOU WILL NOT SEE HIS AUTOGRAPH PASS THIS WAY AGAIN. SIZE 8.5 X 11 READY FOR YOUR FAVORITE FRAME. A COLLECTOR'S ITEM OF THE CENTURY. ALWAYS THE HEART OF A RACER! MR. GASKET, a company which manufactures automobile accessories, was founded by Joseph F. Hrudka in 1965 to produce a new type of gasket he designed to withstand high temperatures. At the time, Hrudka and his brother Tom participated in the drag-racing circuit and hoped to make around $6,000 annually to fund their racing. By 1967 he sold $600,000 worth of gaskets and other auto parts and moved his operation from 4468 State Rd. to 4569 Spring Rd. With sales of $3 million and earnings of $375,000 in 1969, the company went public and Hrudka sold one-third of its equity for $2.7 million. When W. R. Grace & Co. acquired Mr. Gasket in Dec. 1971, Hrudka realized $6 million from his initial $5.00 investment. By 1972, the company relocated to 4566 Spring Rd., and by 1981, the company had 6 locations in the Brooklyn Hts. industrial park and employed 200 people in Cleveland, with another 300 working in plants in California and Mexico. And that's only the beginning.
Price: 50 USD
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
End Time: 2024-08-08T21:14:13.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Sport: Auto Racing
Signed: Yes
Original/Reprint: Authorized/Licensed Reprint
Object Type: Portrait
